projects
once upon a common ground
com on
Face it.
Now What?
Արշալույս
Արշալույս - Dusk (Dämmerung / Crépuscule) is a musical-dance soirée as part of a CD launch, which brings works by Komitas, A. Khachaturian and A. Babajanian to the stage. Among others, the "Seven Songs" songs by Komitas will be heard, which tell of the individual's ability to resist and adapt, to build a new life and to mix cultures in order to create a sense of belonging in unknown countries. Tradition and migration merge in a special way. The three artists, Tsovinar Suflyan, Laetitia Kohler, Ivan Yaher, use the performing arts as a bridge and means of connection, in which dialog, criticism, understanding and appreciation for each other have a firm place.
SU | 7. April 2024 | 17.00, Kulturhaus Helferei, Zürich Tickets
SU | 21. April 2024 | 17.00, Galerie FARB, Delémont Reservation
SA | 27. April 2024 | 20.00, Südpol, Luzern Tickets
SU | 28. April 2024 | 17.00, Ackermannshof, Basel Tickets
Concept
Piano
Choreography, dance
Acrobatics
Music
Outside Eye
Duration
Supports
Laetitia Kohler, Tsovinar Suflyan, Ivan Yaher
Tsovinar Suflyan
Laetitia Kohler, Ivan Yaher
Ivan Yaher
Komitas, A. Khachaturian und A. Babajanian
tba
1 hour
Ernst Gönner Stiftung, Fondation FARB, Fondation Loisirs-Casino, Kultur Basel-Stadt, Loterie Romande, Rotari Club Luzern, Stanley Thomas Johnson Stiftung, Yere Wines, Prospero
once upon a common ground
They are finding, defining and redefining their identity and needs through a special journey.
Anja Neukomm, Laetitia Kohler and Naomi Kamihigashi are teaming up with director of photography and editing Sarah Hinni, assistant director Deborah Kiener and music composer David Hohl to create a short movie, based on the dance piece com on.
Filming and editing: Deborah Kiener
Trailer Music: The Flower Girl by Charlie Chaplin
Short film
Directors, Choreographers, Performers
Director of photography, Editor
On set Assistant
Music composer
Duration
Supports
Awards
Honorable Mentions
Official Selections
once upon a common ground
Anja Neukomm, Laetitia Kohler, Naomi Kamihigashi
Sarah Hinni
Deborah Kiener
David Hohl
19 minutes
République et Canton du Jura, Loterie Romande, Fondation Loisirs-Casino, Fondation Anne et Robert Bloch
3rd 1st Monthly Film Festival, Croatia – Best First Time Director (Short)
6th Vesuvius International Film Fest, Italy – Best Dance Short Film
3rd Heart of Europe International Monthly Film Festival, Slovakia – Best Dance short film
3rd 8 & Halfilm Award, Italy – Best Dance Movie
3rd Robinson Film Awards (International Film Festival) – Best First-Time Filmmaker (short)
3rd Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival, Greece – Best Music/Dance/Art Film
2nd Sofia Film Awards – Best Experimental Film
3rd Paradise Film Festival, Hungary
3rd Madras Independent Film Festival, India
4th Kalakari film fest, India
Golen Giraffe International Film Festival
2nd Swiss International Film Festival
3rd Manifest Dance-Film Festival, India
13th On Art - Dance & Music Festival, Poland
com on
What is a balanced state? Is it something we find for ourselves or in relation to others?
Or both...
com on talks about three individuals searching for a balance. Their goal is to find their personal balance, as well as a stable ground within their trio. It is a zoom in and out from the individual into a bigger picture. They are finding, defining and redefining their identity and needs, through interactions and common activities, discovering along the way that finding stability for oneself seems to be an important first step in connecting with others.
com on is a collaboration between the choreographers and dancers Anja Neukomm, Laetitia Kohler and Naomi Kamihigashi. It is a short dance piece created and premiered on April 15th, 2021 supported by Roxy Theater, Birsfelden, within the frame of Mixed Pickles ♯10.
com on is also the short film once upon a common ground followed with a live performance, which will premiere on November 12th, 2022.
Editing: Anja Neukomm
Trailer Music: Swing Little Girl by Charlie Chaplin
Editing: Naomi Kamihigashi & Thomas Walschot
Trailer Music: once upon a common ground, David Hohl
Concept, Choreography, Performance
Music
Outside Eye
Light design
Technical director
Technical assistant
Duration
Supports
Anja Neukomm, Laetitia Kohler, Naomi Kamihigashi
Bolero, Maurice Ravel / Knives in Hens, Biosphere / This is My Song, James Last / Man, Billy Joel / The Flower Girl, Jose Padilla
Katharina Germo
Tobi Voegelin
Nando Dutler
20 minutes
ROXY, Jacqueline Spengler Stiftung
com on
dance piece
com on
short film & performance
Concept, Choreography, Performance
Music
Duration
Supports
Anja Neukomm/Thomas Walschot, Laetitia Kohler, Naomi Kamihigashi
David Hohl, Thomas Walschot
40 min
Aargauer Kuratorium, Théâtre du Jura, Fondation Anne et Rober Bloch, Chronos Movement Studio
Face it.
How do we find
stability and balance?
And if we find it,
can we keep it?
Face it. is about a group of five individuals facing, together, difficult situations in a limited space. Their goal is to find a stable and balanced state within the group in order to be able to face all situations. They seek to establish a common activity helping them to reach for this balance at all times - a ritual. The public simply witnesses it.
Video Footage: Guillaume Lachat
Editing: Sarah Hammond
Music: Thomas Walschot
Stability doesn't last forever. Naturally a chain reaction effect can disrupt this balance at any time, forcing the group to redefine itself. How can we help each other to restore stability within the group?
In June 2020, a 15 minutes long version of Face it. was shown at Dare & Share Basel. In October 2020, Laetitia Kohler and the artists had a two week residency through Dare & Share Extended, by Tanzbüro Basel. Face it. was Premiered on May 7th 2021 in the frame of Fête de la danse Delémont, and it is currently touring.
Dance piece
Performance
Concept, Choreography
Assistants
Music composition
Duration
Support
Face it.
Five dancers
Alice D’angelo, Anja Neukomm/Aline Serrano, Dario Theiler, Naomi Kamihigashi, Sandy Albrecht
Laetitia Kohler
Sarah Hammond/Dario Theiler
Thomas Walschot
30 minutes
Centre Culturel Régional Delémontain, République et canton du Jura, Loterie Romande, Fondation Anne et Robert Bloch, Fondation Loisirs-Casino, Tanzbüro Basel, Tanzhaus Zürich
Photo by Henrik Kaalund
Photo by Félix Méndez de Muela
Photo by Félix Méndez de Muela
Photo by Henrik Kaalund
Now What?
What is it to be young?
...Are we doing it right?
...Are we wasting it?
In Now What?, we witness two individuals navigating the beauty, uncertainty and urgency of their youth. The piece is a personal account of real-life memories, questions and fears, animated by a unique movement language and partnership. Incorporating elements of playfulness and nostalgia, the duo develops an onstage relationship mirroring that of a childhood friendship; we watch as their paths overlap and intertwine and as the two evolve, reminisce and learn alongside one another.
Video footage: Michael Zimberov,
Editing: Sarah Hammond
Trailer Music: Blind Spots, Dan Romer
Now What? is KoHalition's premiere work, it was first conceived, choreographed and performed by Laetitia Kohler and Sarah Hammond and later adapted to another version with Dario Theiler taking over the Sarah's role. The piece is a melding of Kohler and Hammond's diverse artistic visions brought together by their synergistic movement style and original dialogue; it also features original musical composition by Maëva Kohler.
The production has been performed alongside The Basel Dance Academy at Theâtre de La Coupole (St. Louis, FR), for the platforms: DARE & SHARE (Basel, CH) and RAW & POLISHED (Nürnberg, DE), and as part of The Tukatuka Art Project (Schopfheim, DE).
Dance piece
Performance
Concept, Choreography
Music
Duration
Support
Now What?
Two dancers
Laetitia Kohler, Sarah Hammond/Dario Theiler
Mara Peyer, Naomi Roth
Laetitia Kohler, Sarah Hammond
Immediate Horizon 3, Alessandro Cortini & Lawrence English / Untitled original composition, Maëva Kohler /Auf dem Wasser zu Singen D.774, Schubert, Barbara Bonney & Geoffrey Parsons
10 minutes
Galina Gladkova Hoffman